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Iron Age Coinage and Settlement in East Kent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2010

David Holman
David Holman
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18 St Barts Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 0BG
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Abstract

Since 1991, recording of metal-detector and archaeological finds in east Kent has shown that Iron Age coins are far more numerous than previously thought. Their quantity and distribution suggests widespread use and acceptance. Continental links, suggesting trade activity, are also evident. A number of sites producing large numbers of coins and other evidence of Iron Age (and Roman) occupation have been identified, with chronological and functional differences being apparent. Away from these sites, significant numbers of coins have been recorded from across much of the surrounding area, enabling comparisons to be made between individual sites and the background distribution, leading to a greater understanding of Iron Age coinage and settlement in east Kent.

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IRON AGEROMAN TEMPLESKENTRICHBOROUGHCANTERBURYCUNOBELINCOINAGE
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Britannia , Volume 36 , November 2005 , pp. 1 - 54
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Copyright © David Holman 2005. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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